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BrokenCogs | 2 months ago

Why... does Putin like music more than the next guy?

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lysace|2 months ago

Why would you want to destroy your enemies' industries, is what you're asking?

Although I suppose that is predicated on seeing Russia as the enemy. Strangely not always the norm these days in the new world.

komali2|2 months ago

> Why would you want to destroy your enemies' industries, is what you're asking?

Do you have any evidence that pirating is destroying industries? My guess is I can find the majority of this release by anna's archive on some combination of the pirate bay and the soulseek, or private music trackers. And yet, Spotify is still a thriving company, as is the entire music industry as a whole. There's even room for competing streaming services like Tidal and Youtube Music.

flexagoon|2 months ago

Then why would Anna's Archive also release archives of some of the largest Chinese publishers? Surely Putin wouldn't want to destroy China's industries.